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Dhikur Pokhari Village

The village of Dhikur Pokhari lies at around 1,280m elevation, about 16 kilometres from the major tourist city of Pokhara. Visitors to the area will find restaurants and home-stay facilities with clean and well-maintained rooms, toilets and bathrooms with hot showers. Some restaurants offer free Wi-Fi too.

Dhikur Pokhari is part of the Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of Nepal. To the south lies Kaskikot Village Development Committee (VDC) and to the east lies Ghandruk VDC.

Attractions and activitiesDhikur Pokhari is a lush, richly vegetated area offering some of the most stunning views of the sacred mountain Machhapuchhre (Fishtail) in the Annapurna Range.

The major attractions in this village are walking (trekking) and paragliding. The surroundings are very peaceful making it an ideal escape for travellers. Naudanda is also a nearby beautiful village that can be easily visited from Dhikur Pokhari. Observing the different character of the local villages can be an interesting activity for visitors.

For visitors wishing to explore toward the mountains, the Machhapuchhre Tourist Road, north of the village off the Pokhara-Banlung Highway is a gateway to the Annapurna Conservation Area.

Local lifeThe main occupation in the village is agriculture and there are 3 primary schools and one secondary school in the village. Dhikur Pokhari is a diverse ethnic and cultural area with people from many different castes residing in the village.

How to get thereThe main travel mode is via bus, however a taxi may be the most convenient and easiest way for visitors to arrange transportation.

Homestay Hosts

Family AdhikariHead of Family Diliram AdhikariContact Family Member Diliram Adhikari or Anjana AdhikariWard No 9 Tole Searchaour

The Adhikari family offers six rooms for guests (with ten beds total). In their six-member household they have five people who are able to speak English. They have a toilet, bathroom and water facilities. Their family works in the field and the children have jobs that also support the family.

Family AdhikariHead of Family Omparsad AdhikariContact Family Member Omparsad AdhikariWard No 9 Tole Searchaour
The Adhikari family offers three rooms for guests (with five beds total). In their four-member household they have two people who are able to speak English. They have a toilet, bathroom and water facilities. The two children are studying and Om Parsad Adhikari has a job while his wife works in the field.

Family AdhikariHead of Family Pusparaj AdhikariContact Family Member Pusparaj AdhikariWard No 9 Tole Searchaour
The Adhikari family offers four rooms for guests (with five beds total). In their four-member household they are all able to speak English. They have a toilet, bathroom and water facilities. The two children are studying and their mother works in the field. The family had a restaurant near the viewpoint.

Family AdhikariHead of Family Giurudatta AdhikariContact Family Member Giurudatta AdhikariWard No 9 Tole Searchaour
The Adhikari family offers four rooms for guests (with eight beds total). In their seven-member household they have three people able to speak English. They have a toilet, bathroom and water facilities. The head of the family is retired from the Indian Military and his son is a lecturer. The women in the family work in the field and one daughter studies. They rely on agriculture and the lecturing for their livelihood.

Family AdhikariHead of Family Chudamani AdhikariContact Family Member Chudamani Adhikari or Sunita AdhikariWard No 9 Tole Searchaour
The Adhikari family offers six rooms for guests (with nine beds total). In their five-member household they have three people who can speak English. They have a toilet, bathroom and water facilities. The children are all studying and the head of the family is retired from the Indian Military. They rely on the field for their livelihood.

Family BastolaHead of Family Bedanath BastolaContact Family Member Bedanath BastolaWard No 6 Tole Basolagau
The Bastola family offers five rooms for guests (with five beds total). In their five-member household they have three people who are able to speak English. They have a toilet, bathroom and water facilities. The family depends on agriculture and they produce a lot of tomatoes.

Family BastolaHead of Family Shaligram BastolaContact Family Member Bedanath BastolaWard No 6 Tole Basolagau
The Bastola family offers five rooms for guests (with five beds total). In their five-member household all of them are able to speak English. They have a toilet, bathroom and water facilities. The children are studying and the family relies on work in the field for their livelihood.